Teen superheroes Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl have returned to the silver screen with “Kick-Ass 2”. Here, our heroes grace us with an encore in their return to the superhero lifestyle. Every superhero film deserves an amazing soundtrack as its sidekick; however, that is not the case here. The tracks for this album were not wisely chosen for superheroes, but for teenagers attending an unsupervised house party or club goers hitting the latest club for a night on the town.

DJ Fresh’s “Motherquake,” Lemmon’s “Pussy Drop,” and Marco Polo & Torae’s “Danger” have a hip-hop feel to them. Although I can imagine a one-on-one battle taking place to the tune of “Danger”, “Pussy Drop” and “Motherquake” do not scream “battle royale;” instead, they call for a request for the evening’s DJ to get the party started. Hanni El Khabit’s “Nobody Move”, Chloe Howl’s “No Strings”, Union J’s “Carry You”, Glasvegas’ “Euphoria, Take my Hand” and Danko Jones’ “Dance” are tunes you’re likely to hear at a senior prom instead of a physical altercation between Kick Ass and his new nemesis, The Motherf***er.

The Go! Team’s “Bust out Brigade”, St. Snot’s “When The Saints go Marching In”, The Bees’ “A Minha Menia”, James Flannigan’s “Yeah Yeah”, Jessie J’s “Hero” and Ozma’s “Korobeinki” serve as the ideal battle track, with “Hero” and “Korobeinki” as the perfect dual themes of the movie. Many fans will recognize “Korobeinki” as the theme from the classic video game “Tetris”.

“Kick-Ass 2” may be an awesome action packed movie, but the accompanying soundtrack does not “kick ass.” This soundtrack is nothing more than a homemade mix tape a high school student put together for a friend’s house party. Although this movie is about teenagers donning homemade costumes and assuming the roles of superheroes, this soundtrack is anything but heroic. The songs were poorly chosen for this soundtrack and would have been better suited for the soundtrack of an MTV reality show.

Final Grade: D

About The Author

Lauren Beverly

Music Reviewer

I love to write and have been doing so since the age of eight. Fictional stories have always been a favorite of mine, because it gives me a chance to be creative and to express myself in a multitude of ways. On more than one occasion, a song proved to be the inspiration to several stories I have written. Believe it or not, some of those songs were on soundtracks! That’s mostly what I listen to, aside from hits from the 1950’s up to the 1980’s. I’ve learned that anything can be the inspiration to a story, even a poster from the 1990’s or a DVD cover.

I’ve lived in Upper Marlboro all of my life and spent much of my childhood watching cartoons of all kinds, and listening to my older sister’s cassette tapes. Growing up, I listened to everything Jackson related, Paula Abdul, Elton John, and even the controversial group Milli Vanilli. As a teenager, I continued to listen to old-school hits and that was pretty much all I liked, aside from listening to all of Michael Jackson’s music. To this day, I still love old-school hits. That hasn’t changed.

I own a variety of CDs from artists such as Styx, The BeeGees, Michael Jackson, Queen, The Yellow Submarine Soundtrack, and many others. When a soundtrack comes out, there will always be one specific song from that album that I’ll love. It never fails.

I’ve graduated from Bowie State University in December 2013 with a B.A. degree in English.

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